VERMONT PARALEGAL ORGANIZATION

Continuing Legal Education

National and Statewide CLE Opportunities ~ See Website Links Below

National Providers:

American Association of Justice (AAJ):

http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xchg/justice/hs.xsl/484.htm

Over 40 comprehensive, national offerings designed for and by experienced plaintiff trial lawyers to enhance legal knowledge and provide fundamental trial techniques and strategies.

1) Teleseminars:

Upcoming and past teleseminars can be purchased from AAJ's audio and video provider, Playback Now

2) Online CLEs:

Requires computer with audio
Partnered with West LegalEdcenter

3) Audio and Video: AAJ Education Seminars, Teleseminars and Convention Programs on high-quality audio CDs and MP3s; Select programs also on DVD

4) CLE Reference Materials and Books: Individual reference papers prepared by faculty members to enhance their oral presentation

AAJ maintains a co-publishing relationship with West, a Thomson business, to offer members books and multimedia materials designed to meet the professional interests of trial lawyers, at a member discount.

American Bar Association (ABA):

http://www.abanet.org/cle/

Members save on almost all CLE events, products, online courses and downloads.

1) Downloadable CLE Audio Programs, MP3s

2) Webcasts/Teleconferences

3) CLE Newsflash:

4) CLE Now!

Online complimentary ABA CLE programs - audio and video programs on your computer any time

5) Online CLE:

Over 300 courses to choose from; new courses added all the time

6) ABA Connection:

Live call-in teleconferences the third Wednesday of each month

7) Audio CDs available for purchase online

8) Calendar of dates and times of upcoming programs at http://www.abanet.org/cle/calendar.html

American Law Institute / American Bar Association (ALI-ABA):

http://www.ali-aba.org

All searchable by practice area/subject matter, date, course title/details, course code, state, and delivery type -

1) Live Courses

2) Live Webcasts

3) Telephone Seminars

4) Online Courses

5) MP3 Downloads

6) Publications:

Over 6,000 periodical articles, course book papers, book chapters, and forms

Lorman Education Services:

http://www.lorman.com/training/VPO

1) Seminars:

Browse by state, subject matter, topic and/or credit

2) Teleconferences:

Browse by subject matter
90-minute live teleconferences
Unlimited attendees per connection
Archived CD and MP3 audio

3) Bookstore:

Books, faculty prepared materials, seminar CDs and Podcasts

4) In-House Training

** The Vermont Paralegal Organization is pleased to announce that we are partnering with Lorman Education Services. In order to stay up-to-date in today's ever changing regulatory environment, you are now eligible to receive a 20% discount on all programs offered by Lorman. We invite you to take advantage of this discount in order to stay up-to-date on all aspects of our industry. Sign up for programs with Lorman at a discount.

National Business Institute (NBI):

http://www.nbi-sems.com

1) Live Seminars:

Search by state, area of expertise, and/or Continuing Education Credit

2) Teleconferences:

View all upcoming live teleconferences or select topic of interest to narrow your results
Browse archived available audio recordings and written materials on CD-ROM from previously held teleconferences

3) Online CLE:

Extensive online content library covering a wide array of practice areas
Offer both live webcasts as well as pre-recorded programs available on demand
Browse by state-specific programs or national programs available online

4) In-House Training:

Guarantee that all custom in-house training is customized, cost effective, flexible, results oriented, and easy to coordinate

5) Bookstore:

Reference Manuals authored by practicing experts working in the field to supplement NBI continuing education seminars
Seminar Audio Recordings and Reference Manual Packages

NBI Institute for Paralegal Education (IPE):

http://www.nbi-sems.com/instituteforparalegaleducation.html

1) Live Programs:

Located on the IPE Website (www.ipe-sems.com)
Select Live Seminars
Select Vermont (state)
Select Paralegal Knowledge
All IPE seminars have "Paralegal" in the title

2) On-Demand Programs:

Located on the IPE Online Learning Center (ipe.fastcle.com)
All information available using the computer only
Available 24/7 (Can take for 30 days after purchase)
Features information recorded from live seminars or live webcasts

3) Live Webcasts:

Located on the IPE Online Learning Center (ipe.fastcle.com)
All information available using the computer only
Available at a specific date and time
Can interact with the speaker by typing in questions

4) Teleconferences:

Located on the NBI website (www.nbi-sems.com) under the teleconferences tab
Information available using the phone line only (materials received in PDF format via e-mail)
Available at a specific date and time
Can interact with the speaker using the phone to ask questions

5) Teleconferences with web interaction (coming summer 2008 for IPE):

Located on the NBI website (www.nbi-sems.com) under the teleconferences tab - specify paralegal knowledge then IPE teleconferences
Information available using both the computer and phone line (materials received in PDF format via e-mail)
Available at a specific date and time
Can interact with the speaker using the phone to ask questions (and probably will be able to type them as well)

National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA®):

http://www.paralegals.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=18

1) CLE Calendar to review available seminars by date

2) Online NFPA CLEs:

Available for 30 days upon enrollment and payment
Two attempts at passing the course quiz are allowed
Passing Grade is 80% correct
Courses in Electronic Data Case Management, Ethics, Family Law and HIPAA

3) Summit Organization, Inc. online Social Security Disability Advocate Training Program:

Approved by NFPA for 20 hours of CLE credits

4) Links to Computer Mediated Distance Learning with Advanced Specialty Certificates:

Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Employment and Personnel Law
Corporate Law
Elder Law
Intellectual Property
Immigration Law

5) Stand Alone Courses:

PACE® Review Course
Ethics for Legal Assistants
Legal Writing

6) Links to Cognistar:

Online CLE and business oriented legal programs
Courses in Litigation, Intellectual Property, Corporate and Securities Law, Taxation, Labor and Employment Law, Bankruptcy, Ethics, Professionalism, Substance Abuse, Bias and More
Accredited in many jurisdictions
One-year subscription allows unlimited access to all Cognistar courses for one year

7) Links to Lexis Nexis Paralegal Certificate of Mastery Program:

Increases proficiency using Lexis Nexis services
Free and available only to current Lexis Nexis law firm and corporate customers
Five one-hour training sessions to cover Case Analysis, Cite Checking, Drafting Legal Documents, Public Records and News Investigation, and Company and Financial Research

West Legal Ed Center:

http://westlegaledcenter.com/home/homepage.jsf

Browse by state accreditation, specialty credits, state-specific law, practice areas, content partners. Section for Paralegal Studies, and Core Business and Professional Skills. Personalize with your own CLE Tracker. Live Webcast Calendar to review by date.

1) Live webcasts

2) On-demand video and audio programs:

Link directly to Westlaw from program materials.

3) Pocket CLEs - iPod and MP3 downloads

4) RSS Feeds:

Descriptions of latest programs added to West LegalEdcenter site in each practice area listed on website, delivered directly to your desktop.

Vermont State Providers:

Lawline.com Online CLE (Vermont):

http://www.lawline.com/cle/index.php?state=vt

1) CLE Course Catalog

2) One-Click Bundles:

Pre-packaged bundles of CLEs at a discount

3) Custom Bundles:

Create custom bundles of CLE courses tailored to your interests at a discount

4) Law Firm CLE:

Pre-purchase credit hours in bulk and receive discounts

5) TV Program:

Well regarded legal television program in the New York Metropolitan area
Over 400 half-hour shows, covering hundreds of legal topics and issues of law, many available for viewing

Vermont Bar Association (VBA):

http://www.legalspan.com/vtbar/catalog.asp

1) CLE Catalog:

Includes both programs produced by bar associations and other organizations across the nation and Vermont programs produced by the VBA

2) Online CLE:

Browse by subject matter

3) Webcasts:

Browse by subject matter or calendar dates

4) CLEtoGo:

Qualify for self-study credit only
Purchase of a seminar in this format will give you access to an audio file that can be downloaded and transferred to an iPod or other MP3 player that supports .WMA and MP3 file playback
Will also have access to supporting seminar materials in .PDF file format

Vermont Association for Justice - VTAJ (formerly Vermont Trial Lawyers Association - VTLA):

http://www.vermontjustice.org/VT/

1) Live Webinars and Teleconferences:

Browse programs by date, speaker or credit

2) Self-Paced Online Seminars:

Offered 24/7
Browse programs by name, subject, presenter, credit, or publisher